The Bihar Public Service Commission has published the final amendment to the timing table of the Assistant Section Officer (ASO) Pre Exam 2025. Applicants who completed the ASO job recruitment process can now mark the new official date and adjust their preparation. The test that was initially proposed to be taken in mid-September will this time be taken on 10 September 2025. This is an important message to candidates planning on qualifying to undertake administrative positions in the Bihar government.
The competition will be high given the few vacancy positions (41 posts). I would recommend the spare time to be usefully spent and work primarily on the places where one is weak before the preliminary aptitude test.
Revised Exam Schedule Overview
The posted new schedule by the commission reinstates the following:
- Revised Prelims Date: 10/09/2025
- Exam Timing: One shift- 12:00 PM TO 2:15 PM
- Reporting Time: applicants are not to be late to the center, at least 1 hour before
This adjustment of date takes the place of the preceding conditional date (13 September) and is now fixed. The Commission has advised aspirants to study based on the new date and monitor the official site for the admit card link.
Admit Card Release – How to Download
THE BED BPSC ASO Prelims admit card can be released during the first week of September 2025. Applicants only have to download it online. Nothing will be posted in the form of a hard copy.
Download steps:
- Go to the official BPSC site.
- At the home page, click the link, Admit Card ASO 2025 Preliminary Exam.
- Log in with your credentials (Application Number & Date of Birth).
- Obtain the admit card and print out copies (at least 2).
The admit card will contain good advice on the exam center address, time to report, and other information about the candidate and the permitted materials. On the day of the exam, candidates are required to bring along with the admit card a valid photo ID (Aadhaar, PAN, or Voter ID).
Exam Pattern & Syllabus for Prelims
The Prelims are a screening test only. Those who qualify for it will be shortlisted to write the Mains examination. The Prelims paper would have a set of objective multiple-choice questions.
Important topics addressed are as follows:
- General Studies (History, Geography, Polity, Economics)
- General Information, Intellectual Capability, and Logical Thinking
- Bihar current affairs
- Statistics fundamentals (because the ASO role will deal with w/reports & sections)
- General Science and elementary math (level of class 10)
Approx. 150 questions
Maximum Marks: 150
Run time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Negative Marking: To be confirmed, but in previous cycles, there was no penalty
Plan of Action for Candidates
With a specific date of the exam known, it is time to switch to the revision and timed training. This is a good course of action to take in the final weeks:
- Revise static GK -Indian Constitution, history, geography, and national movements.
- Get a feel for the way questions in previous BPSC papers are asked.
- Leadership on the current affairs of Bihar on its government policies, schemes, and initiatives.
- Revise simple mathematical formulae, average, ratio, time and work, and percentage.
- Revise topics of logical thinking, such as series, sequences, and coding-decoding.
What Happens After Prelims?
The BPSC ASO procedure is divided into three stages, namely:
- Preliminary Exam Objective MCQ paper (qualifying/screening).
- Mains Exam- Descriptive and written papers (or parts) that constitute four parts, namely, General Hindi, General Knowledge, and a Special Paper.
- Document Checking & Final Merit List
People who pass the Prelims will be invited to take part in the Mains examination. The date of Mains would be released separately once after Prelims results have been released. Candidates must study well descriptive writing, questions on statistics, and Hindi essay/letter writing, as those are weighted areas in the final selection in Mains.
Summary Table – BPSC ASO Preliminary Exam 2025
| Parameter | Exam Details |
| Post Name | Assistant Section Officer (ASO) |
| Total Vacancies | 41 |
| Prelims Exam Date | 10 September 2025 |
| Exam Time | 12:00 PM – 2:15 PM |
| Admit Card Release | Expected in the first week of September 2025 |
| Exam Mode | Offline (OMR-based) |
| Syllabus Outline | General Studies, Reasoning, Maths, Bihar Affairs |
| Selection Stages | Prelims → Mains → Document Verification |
| Website Link | bpsc.bihar.gov.in |
Final Note and Tips
This new plan, therefore, offers a clear outlook for the aspirants on their preparation days ahead. The exam is now just a few weeks away, and time management is important. They must cover small chapters daily during the preparation and concentrate on mock tests and on knowing Bihar’s current affairs. Continue a regular study schedule, have a good sleep the night before the exam, and carry all important documents ready, such as a printed admit card and ID proof.
Assistant Section Officer in Bihar is a respectable and safe government job and provides superb professional advancement in administrative duties. Passing Prelims is the initial breakthrough; at this stage, a methodical study and efficient revision can be of huge help.
